There are a lot of Annie fans on this board, myself included, so I figured I would take the initiative and start a thread dedicated to her. Annie is one of my favorite IFBB Pros on the scene these days.

Annie is a really really nice person and wonderful contributor to FBB. She is a bodybuilder, powerlifter, and photographer.

Here's a little info about Annie, courtesy of Andy Vogel at AMG Lite:I began weight training/bodybuilding in 1986 at the age of 24. I entered my first bodybuilding competition in 1988 and won 1st place. After a qualifying contest in 1989, I started competing in National bodybuilding contests. I have competed every year since then and have consistantly placed in the top 5 in my weight division. In November 2003 I have won the Heavyweight and the Overall in the NPC Nationals in Miami (earned my pro card)!

I have also competed in Olympic Weightlifting, and have placed in National and local competitions. I had the good opportunity to be coached by John Coffee who has coached many National champions and Olympic Team competitors.

In addition to these 'sanctioned' sports, I have competed several times in the Women's Extravaganza Strength Show; in 2002 I won the event.

I began Powerlifting in 2003. I am currently lifting at the North Georgia Barbell Club. I competed in Powerlifting for the first time at the Master's Nationals and then at Senior Nationals. I had a great time lifting in the company of excellent female Powerlifters such as Becca Swanson, Jill Mills and Kara Bohigian, just to name a few.

A little about my training......When I first started training back in 1986 I did what everyone else does when they begin...a little circuit training, one set of each exercise. Well, I started getting muscles from just that! Trainers at the gym started showing me the bodybuilding magazines and it motivated me to do more. About a year and a half later I had enough muscle to enter my first contest. Now, I train anywhere from 4 days a week to 7 days a week depending on whether there's a contest or not. I always train hard, heavy and intensely and never take breaks or time off from training. I actually look forward to my workouts every day and enjoy every minute of it!

Other Interests.......The Bodybuilding and Powerlifting keep me very busy so I don't have time for too much else.....except for my animals!I love animals and I have lots of them....horses, cats, a dog, chickens, goats and some parakeets and goldfish too! I also enjoy the wildlife around my house and I get to see deer, wild turkey, turtles and lizards and all kinds of birds and other animals.

I like the fact she never went for the extremely fake looking, softballs sewn under the skin breast implant look that 99% of all female bodybuilders do. Shows she feels she doesn't have to follow the herd, makes her more of an individual in my eyes.

I like the fact she never went for the extremely fake looking, softballs sewn under the skin breast implant look that 99% of all female bodybuilders do. Shows she feels she doesn't have to follow the herd, makes her more of an individual in my eyes.

She has some crazy pecs too.

Gene snapped this at Jr Nats last year, right as I was checking into the hotel.

I think the other women in this first pic is Annie's "friend" I think she is a powerlifter.

Annie has pretty brown eyes.

I believe that's Kate Baird with Annie in the first pic. Kate is a BB and a powerlifter, and she's a really awesome lady. I'm in touch with her pretty regularly. Kate is the Chairwoman of the APA (American Powerlifting Association) in Delaware and has been extremely supportive and helpful with my powerlifting. She's a raw lifter with some unbelieveable numbers!